Yoo-Kyoung from River Vale, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since April of 2025. The charger is a ChargePoint Home Flex, hardwired rather than plugged in, on a 60-amp circuit, and it was finished in May of 2025. That delivers around 11.5 kW to the car through a J1772 connector. The difference between hardwired and plug-in is not the charger – it is the same unit – it is that a receptacle caps what the unit is allowed to draw, and hardwiring does not.
Project Facts
- Location
- River Vale, NJ
- Service
- EV Charger Installation
- Client since
- April 2025
- Charger
- ChargePoint Model # CPH50-HARDWIRE-L23
- Charging port
- CCS (J1772)
- Circuit breaker
- 60 amp
- Charging stations
- 1
- Estimated range added per hour
- Estimated Range Per Hour: 36 mi / 58 km
EV charger questions from River Vale homeowners
Does a home EV charger need an electrical permit in River Vale?
A new permanently installed EV charging circuit generally requires an electrical permit and inspection under New Jersey's Uniform Construction Code. Where a utility rebate is involved, the programme may also want evidence that the permit was closed out properly.
Does an EV charging receptacle need ground-fault protection?
The current code carries ground-fault requirements for receptacles used for EV charging. That requirement, and the nuisance tripping that can come with a high continuous load behind it, is one of the reasons hardwiring is often preferred for a permanent installation.
Does installing an EV charger mean upgrading the electrical service?
Not necessarily. Adjustable charging equipment and listed energy-management systems can reduce the charging load when the rest of the house is drawing heavily, and the code specifically recognizes energy-management approaches for EV charging. An upgrade is one answer, not the only one.